LONDON (Reuters) - The Olympic flame and cauldron is not a tourist attraction, said London Games chief Sebastian Coe on Sunday, defending a decision to keep it out of sight of thousands of Olympic park visitors.
The steel and copper cauldron, lit at the opening ceremony on Friday, will not burn above the stadium as it is usually the case in other Games but will remain inside the Olympic stadium and will only be seen by ticket-holders to the events there.
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